Dove Creek, Colorado | |
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| Nickname: Pinto Bean Capital of the World | |
 Location of the Town of Dove Creek in Dolores County, Colorado. | |
  Dove Creek Location of the Town of Dove Creek in the United States. | |
| Coordinates: 37°46′01″N 108°54′26″W / 37.76694°N 108.90722°W[2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Dolores County seat[1] |
| Incorporated | June 15, 1939[3] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town[1] |
| • State Representative | Marc Catlin[4] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.573 sq mi (1.483 km2) |
| • Land | 0.573 sq mi (1.483 km2) |
| • Water | 0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,841 ft (2,085 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 635 |
| • Density | 1,109/sq mi (428/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[6] | 81324 |
| Area code | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-21265 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412446[2] |
| Website | townofdovecreek |
Dove Creek is a statutory town that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Dolores County, Colorado, United States.[1][7] The town population was 635 at the 2020 United States Census.[5] The community takes its name from the nearby Dove Creek.[8] Dove Creek is the self-proclaimed Pinto Bean Capital of the World.
- ^ a b c d "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dove Creek, Colorado
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ "State Representative". State of Colorado. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2007.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 18.